The Jewish Voice Project launches writing program for Jewish self-authorship

The Jewish Voice Project has opened enrollment for a yearlong writing program meant to help Jewish participants tell their own stories through a Torah-inspired creative journey. Founder Adam Gilad says the project is designed to counter outside narratives and expand a broader Jewish creative renaissance.

Why it matters: - The Jewish Voice Project is aimed at helping Jewish people reclaim authorship of their own lives and stories. - The initiative frames Jewish self-expression as a response to outside forces shaping Jewish identity through algorithms, ideology and stereotypes. - The project says the goal is broader than one writing class: it is meant to contribute to a wider Jewish Creative Renaissance.

What happened: - Emmy-nominated writer-producer Adam Gilad launched The Jewish Voice Project in Los Angeles. - The project opened enrollment for the founding cohort of Write Through the Torah, a yearlong online creative writing experience. - The program is open to lifelong writers and first-time writers. - No Torah knowledge or prior writing background is required. - The Jewish Voice Project says the program is non-religious, non-denominational and open across the spectrum of Jewish identity and belief. - The project also welcomes friends and allies of the Jewish people.

The details: - Write Through the Torah uses Jewish texts and ideas, from Genesis to Nora Ephron, as creative prompts. - Each week begins with a Torah portion, or parsha, and expands into memoir, imagination, family history, relationships, identity, humor and personal reflection. - Gilad said the project is meant to help participants write honestly and imaginatively from their own lives rather than train them to advocate for a position. - Gilad described the project as both a “shared oasis” and a “creative forge.” - The project says the purpose is to give participants space to step outside noise, encounter their lives more deeply and turn experience into creative expression. - Gilad is also a former Stanford writing instructor, a Lady Davis Graduate Research Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, founding instructor of the Hollywood Bureau’s Jewish Roots Screenwriters Collective, and co-author with Rutgers professor Dr. Gary Rendsburg of the forthcoming The Passion of Israel: The Evolution of a People and Its Ideas (working title). - Enrollment information is available at the Jewish Voice Project website. - The project also lists social channels on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and X.

Between the lines: - Gilad is positioning the project as a creative response to a cultural problem, not just a literary one. - The emphasis on personal narrative suggests the project is trying to widen the range of Jewish representation rather than promote a single message. - The use of Torah alongside contemporary references signals an effort to bridge tradition and modern creative life.

What's next: - The founding community for The Jewish Voice Project and Write Through the Torah is now open. - The project says it expects participant writing to feed into larger forms of Jewish creativity across memoir, music, film, comedy, visual art, performance and speeches. - Gilad says the effort is intended to grow beyond the page into collective confidence and action.

The bottom line: - The Jewish Voice Project is betting that more Jewish people telling their own stories can reshape how Jewish life is written, heard and understood.